LUKE 7:33 Parallel Verse View

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ULT For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

UST Similarly, when John came to you and did not eat ordinary food or drink wine, you rejected him and said, ‘A demon is controlling him!’

BSB For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

BLB For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

AICNT “For John the Baptist has come neither eating [bread][fn] nor drinking [wine],[fn] and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

7:33, bread: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b e ff² it) Syriac(sy^s sy^c)

7:33, wine: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b e ff² it) Syriac(sy^s sy^c)

OEB For now that John the Baptist has come, not eating bread or drinking wine, you are saying “He has a demon in him”;

WEBBE For John the Baptiser came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

WMBB For Yochanan the Immerser came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

NET For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

LSV For John the Immerser came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon;

FBV When John the Baptist came he didn't eat bread or drink wine, but you say he's demon-possessed.

TCNT § For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

T4T Similarly, you people are dissatisfied with both John the Baptizer and me! When John came and preached to you, he did not eat ordinary food [SYN] or drink wine, like most people do. But you rejected him, saying, ‘A demon is controlling him!’

LEB For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

BBE For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

Moff For John the Baptist has come, eating no bread and drinking no wine,
⇔ and you say, "He has a devil";

Wymth For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, `He has a demon!'

ASV For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

DRA For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say: He hath a devil.

YLT 'For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;

Drby For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

RV For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
(For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye/you_all say, He hath/has a devil. )

SLT For John the Immerser came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

Wbstr For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

KJB-1769 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
( For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye/you_all say, He hath/has a devil. )

KJB-1611 For Iohn the Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a deuill.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For Iohn Baptist came, neither eatyng bread nor drynkyng wyne, and ye say he hath the deuyll.
(For Yohn Baptist came, neither eating bread nor drynking wine, and ye/you_all say he hath/has the devil.)

Gnva For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil.
(For Yohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye/you_all say, He hath/has the devil. )

Cvdl For Ihon ye baptist came, and ate no bred, and drake no wyne, and ye saye: he hath ye deuell.
(For Yohn ye/you_all baptist came, and ate no bred, and drake no wine, and ye/you_all say: he hath/has ye/you_all devil.)

TNT For Iohn baptist cam nether eatynge breed ner drinkynge wyne and ye saye: he hath the devyll.
(For Yohn baptist came neither eatinge bread nor drinking wine and ye/you_all say: he hath/has the devil. )

Wycl For Joon Baptist cam, nethir etynge breed, ne drynkynge wyne, and ye seyen, He hath a feend.
(For Yohn Baptist came, neither eating breed, nor drinking wine, and ye/you_all seyen, He hath/has a feend.)

Luth Denn Johannes der Täufer ist kommen und aß nicht Brot und trank keinen Wein, so sagt ihr: Er hat den Teufel.
(Because Yohannes the/of_the Baptiser is coming and ate not bread and drank none wine, so says you(pl)/their/her: He has the devil.)

ClVg Venit enim Joannes Baptista, neque manducans panem, neque bibens vinum, et dicitis: Dæmonium habet.
(He_came because Yoannes Baptist, nor manducans bread/food, nor bibens wine, and you(pl)_say: Dæmonium has. )

UGNT ἐλήλυθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ Βαπτιστὴς, μὴ ἐσθίων ἄρτον μήτε πίνων οἶνον, καὶ λέγετε, δαιμόνιον ἔχει.
(elaʸluthen gar Yōannaʸs ho Baptistaʸs, maʸ esthiōn arton maʸte pinōn oinon, kai legete, daimonion eⱪei.)

SBL-GNT ἐλήλυθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς ⸀μὴ ⸂ἐσθίων ἄρτον μήτε πίνων οἶνον⸃, καὶ λέγετε· Δαιμόνιον ἔχει·
(elaʸluthen gar Yōannaʸs ho baptistaʸs ⸀maʸ ⸂esthiōn arton maʸte pinōn oinon⸃, kai legete; Daimonion eⱪei;)

RP-GNT Ἐλήλυθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς μήτε ἄρτον ἐσθίων μήτε οἶνον πίνων, καὶ λέγετε, Δαιμόνιον ἔχει·
(Elaʸluthen gar Yōannaʸs ho baptistaʸs maʸte arton esthiōn maʸte oinon pinōn, kai legete, Daimonion eⱪei;)

TC-GNT § Ἐλήλυθε γὰρ [fn]Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς [fn]μήτε ἄρτον ἐσθίων μήτε [fn]οἶνον πίνων, καὶ λέγετε, Δαιμόνιον ἔχει·
( § Elaʸluthe gar Yōannaʸs ho baptistaʸs maʸte arton esthiōn maʸte oinon pinōn, kai legete, Daimonion eⱪei; )

7:33 ιωαννης ¦ ιωανης WH

7:33 μητε αρτον εσθιων ¦ μη εσθιων αρτον NA SBL TH ¦ μη εσθων αρτον WH

7:33 οινον πινων ¦ πινων οινον CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:18–35: John the Baptizer sent messengers to Jesus

At the time when the events in this section happened, John the Baptizer was in prison (3:20). He sent two of his disciples to Jesus to ask Jesus whether he was the Messiah. He referred to the Messiah as “the coming one” whom he and the people were expecting. Jesus’ answer implied that he was the Messiah.

After John’s messengers had left, Jesus talked about what a great man John was. But he also implied that the coming kingdom would be greater. It would be so great that people who would experience it and its benefits would have even greater privileges and blessings than John had. Finally, Jesus showed that the Jewish religious leaders rejected the plan of God, since they rejected both John and Jesus.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus responds to the messengers of John the Baptizer and speaks about John to the crowd

Jesus speaks to the people about John the Baptizer

Jesus teaches about John the Baptizer

There is a parallel passage for this section in Matthew 11:3–19.

7:33a

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine,

For when John the Baptizer came, he did not eat normal/usual food and he did not drink wine,
I say this because John, the one who baptizes people, chose to eat the simplest food, not even having bread or wine;

For: Verses 7:33–34 explain how “the people of this generation” are like the children of 7:32. The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For here indicates this connection. Use a natural way in your language to make this connection clear. For example:

In the same way (TRT)

In some languages it may be necessary or helpful to make this connection more explicit. For example:

This generation of people is like them because

These children represent how people are acting today. I say this because

John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine: This part of the verse indicates that John did not eat normal food during the time when he was living and preaching in the wilderness. He lived like that in order to express his dedication to God.

In this context the word came is used in a general way to describe the time when John was preaching in the wilderness. It introduces the way John usually lived. It does not indicate that John the Baptizer came to a particular place. In some languages a literal translation may imply a wrong meaning. If that is true in your language, here are some other ways to translate this:

For John the Baptist had the custom of not eating bread or drinking wine

John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking (CEV)

neither eating bread: There are two ways to interpret the word bread and the meaning of the phrase neither eating bread in this context:

The word bread refers to the usual daily food of the Jews, which was bread. So the phrase neither eating bread indicates that John did not eat normal food. Mark 1:6 records that he ate locusts and wild honey. One way to translate this is:
not eating the usual food (BSB, RSV, NIV, NJB, NASB, KJV, REB, NET, GW, NCV)
The word bread refers to food in general. So neither eating bread refers to his custom of frequent fasting. This does not mean that John never ate food. For example:
he fasted (GNT) (GNT, NLT96)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), since it is followed by the majority of English versions. Also, the Pharisees also fasted, so it would not be a likely reason for them to say, “He has a demon!”

If bread is not the usual food of ordinary people in your culture, it may be necessary to add some implied information. For example:

he did not eat normal food such as bread

However, in some languages this example might wrongly imply that John ate better or more expensive food than bread. If that is true in your language, you may need to say something like:

he chose to eat the simplest of food and did not even eat bread or drink wine

he chose to go without even bread and wine

wine: The word wine refers to an alcoholic drink. It is made from the juice of a fruit called grapes. When grape juice ferments, it becomes wine.

In some areas, people may not be familiar with grapes or with wine. If that is true in your area, some other ways to translate wine are:

Use a general term for an alcoholic drink.
Use a specific term that can also be used to refer to alcoholic drinks in general. For example:
millet beer
palm wine
something like palm wine
Use a descriptive phrase. For example:
fruit juice/water
grape juice
fermented grape juice

Wine was a common drink among the Jews. But too much wine could make a person drunk. The angel Gabriel had told John’s father that John must never drink wine. (See 1:15.)

7:33b

and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

and you^(plur) say, ‘He is controlled by a demon!’
and as a result, you^(plur) rejected him. You say that he is insane/crazy!

and: The word and here has the meaning “and as a result.” John’s custom of not eating bread or drinking wine is what caused these people to conclude that he had a demon. Translate this connection in a way that is natural in your language.

you say, ‘He has a demon!’: The form of the Greek verb that the BSB translates as you say is plural. In this part of the verse, Jesus spoke directly to the people who rejected him and John.

The words He has a demon indicate that the people rejected John. They did not believe that he was God’s messenger. If this is not clear in your language, you may need to make it explicit. For example:

…you rejected him saying, ‘He has a demon.’

The words He has a demon are a quotation within another quotation. In some languages, it may be more natural to use indirect speech. For example:

you say that he has a demon

He has a demon: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as He has a demon usually indicates that an evil spirit controlled a person’s thoughts and actions. When the religious leaders said that John had a demon, they meant that he did not act like a normal person. In this context the meaning is not that he was evil.

Some ways to translate this are:

Translate the literal meaning that a demon was controlling him. Use a natural expression in your language. For example:
He’s possessed by a demon. (NLT)
He has a demon in him! (GNT)
An evil spirit has fastened on him.
An evil spirit is riding him.
Translate the expression in a more general way. For example:
He acts as if a demon is controlling him.
He is insane.

demon: The Greek word that the BSB translates as demon has the same meaning as the phrase that is often translated literally as “evil spirit.” The term “evil spirits” occurred earlier in this chapter at 7:21. See the note on “evil spirits” at 7:21a.

Parallel LUKE 7:33

Section 7:18–35: John the Baptizer sent messengers to Jesus

7:33a

7:33b